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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-27
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Writing 20 the Boston Musical R@
ord OF visit he paid to a prison in Nd
folk, Va, lately, Nathaniel Childs say
Soft and faint at first. growing LOUD
graaually, came from some room
j ming strains OF music in full harmon
Ii was as If a well-trained brass ba}
was playing at distance.
Time, rhythm and tone were all exc
lent, and the effect was altogeth
pleasant. The second section given
the unseen musicians was of a mo
stirring character, and therein the
iset OF he snare and bass drums V
particularly good. After several 9th
numbers the colored guard opened d
door which separated us from the plz
ers. and we were invited to personal
+ speciion of the performers and thX
temporary home. This home was sim
ly small prison, the cells arranged
galleries, ard like most other quarfe
of the kind, a motley, idle. listless
s<mblage was therein. but none W
locked in the cells. They were all NAL
and all negroes that mlde up this
semb'age and all ages, rom gray-hairI
men TO young boys, were rep1
sented. 0aly npoa a few were the sc
evident marks of crime or constant al
sipaten to be seen, and, ir fact, we
ield that the inmates were confined [
petty olIenses, and on short sentenc
generally. About the band. We
the band consisted of seme dozen
so of these eolored '.boys," and {
aniy Instruments they possessed for ma
ing The music we had heard with
exception of the snare and bass druI
mersi were those given by nature-th
mouths. Some of these iustrumeu
we're of very liberal proportions. IT
snare drummer had made himself diu
sticks from rails of chair. and his dru
was the WOODEN steps leading to Il
door a which We had entered. IL
bass-tlram effect was produced by q
bare heels of one OF the members of Il
band p undias upon the steps likewi$
sn &c anomy in instruments and savil
II arumheais. All else of the perforI
ances was the skill IF initiating bra|
and reed tones acquired by these cod
viet lerf Tmers. The chief hugler
eoTnet player was an especially god
performer. III $ tone was bright al
clear, ringing aLd resonant, and j
range wss marvellous. Rms and rou|
adts, trills and shading, were as I'd
feet as might be, and in one seleeti{
his variations from the theme wei
worthy, in executive point of view
hearingl OF a Levy or an Arbuckle. h
was easily the leader, and seemed qii|
proud OF and more than content wia
his powers, even though exercised l
prison. In cur preercs they gay
G neral Grants Funeral Msrchn wit
selema, ststely and dignified eff
that was absolutely startling in i
/ hkeness 10 full brass band. True, th
absence of the interme6ium of the THE
door de'rac Ell somewh hat from the fnis
Of the performance, but it was wondel
iul, nevertheless. We gave them SON
money! was evidently expected sl
the Law did no; forbid--snd came awa]
My curiosity led me TO ask:
How loi z is the leader of the ban
in fo,,s
About ur weeks more. l think,
was the reply.
'sThen, when he's discharged, wheu
viii YOU find another leadef.'
''0a, he'll come back. He never star
away from Us long. He rather likes
be here, and we can't tfford to let hi
stay away 100 long. unless hiss terribl
gao2--aad ne isn't quite bsilt on Il
goodness PLAN
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sho1ldsr at her sweeping drapsri
bending sideways to pat down .
aggressive fold, viewing herself IN {
q sin profile, in full face, and, VI
the aid Of hand glasses, in the bad
Then, when they have gazed their G
Marie. in an attitude of ecstacy. rattIi
on an endless string of French add
nyes, q white evening wrap
donned, the bouquets are takI
iron their boxes and their cotton. q
strung on mademoiselle's arm, and, vi
Marie still in attendance. she steps Il
fairy princess into ber carriage and
rolled through the white-lit streets
Mrs Montmorency Bogg's. When
enters the drawing room she il certaiI
charming sight. The young r(
with cleaning expanse of shirt-fru
sleek dark heads, slightly round
shoulders, and Imply hanging aru
oscillate toward her as
needle oscillates toward the Do
The other girls talk to tn
men-who can't get away-with
fierce hveliness. and every now q
then steal an oblique glance. keen a
rapier- thrust at mademoiselle, whiI
sweeps her from crown to sole. nj
dinner is charming. Everybody is eth
bright, or pretty, or rich, or swell,
how cold it be otherwise The ta1
: a miracle OF beauty, with the IiRI
from red candles in the twisti
branches Of silver csndelabra gloati}
over the white and gold of royal " orc}
ter, striking thousand sparks from d
facets of cut crystal, cleaning on 4
toue repo1s<e silverwars and satiI
damssk, to be exchanged later for q
smooth, black, shining surface of d
mahogany. wherein mimic glasses rise
meet the real ones, and the candle fau
qGiver IN long, yellow dashes. An
dinner, and coffee, and conversatie
comes the bsll--a kaleidoscope of pretI
faces. black coats, pretty faces. be
shoulders, wiited flowers, rich e.uf
Mademoiselle dances madly till 3 in d
morning. At The end of the ball, viii
the shiaing parquette floor is sfrev
with rags of tuiie AMI roses with ;
their sweetness trodden out, with to
programmes and nts of lace, mamd
fiuds her darling perched on the star
With a smooth-faced young man whoI
huggipg his knees and gazing adoringlyI
her. The darling is the worse for wear, 81
pretty still. Her curls are ragged a
blown, and the french frock is torn
ribbons about the hem; the bouquets
as wilted as the darling, the new glov
are dirty. the lace handkerchief lc(
Bat maienoiseile is as gay as ever. 81
comes tripping down the stairs with {
rays Of her gown over her arm, cryin|
oh, l have had such delirious tim
Must We really go. mamma. Goo
night, Mr.. Brown; good night, n
Smith: goodnight. Mr. JONES' to &
Young mn who come thronging mp;
will see you all tomorrow night.
demaiR.n And she sweeps out to {
dressing room and home. YoI
Letter in the Argonaut.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-27

Dsmisns Bitters makes the old young a
the weak strong and healthy. N. Lew
Co, wholesale liquor dealers. agents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-27
Cure Tor Piles.

PILES are frequently preceded by a sens
of weight in the back, loins and lower pa1
Of the abdomen. causing the pstient TO SUD
pose he hsS some affection of the kidueys q
neighboring organs At times, symptom
OF indigestion are present, hatuleucy url
easiness of the stomach. etc. A moistur
Ike Precipitation, producing a very diss
greeso.e Itching, after getting warm, is
common attendant Blind, bleeding and
itching piles yield at once to the application
OF DIR. Bnssnko's Pile Remedy. which ac
directly upon the parts affected, ab>orbirI
the tnmors, sfaying the intense itchind
and efeciing permanent eu-e- Price
cents. Address the Bossnko Medicine Co
flqua, o. Sold by E. T. Heinzeman.
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Eace RnWdeH.

Don't use poisonous face powders Free
msn's medicated invisible is guareutee
absolutely harmless, preserves the complex
ion removes blemishes and retails for tn
bits. try Ii.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-27
Nsoa a.ti lsan H.rks
Veterinary Surgeons.
DR.W..I. OLIVER.

DIN. " =. VI-I In
VETERINARY SURGEON AND BENTIsT
Treats all diseases Of Domestieated ami
mails. Hor>eS sxamiHed a. ta Saeutuess
0tiic -Essle ahies. M. Ia West FIRST ST.
Telephone 2I>. Re>ii nee. No lis Boston
-. nr. Oliver i an Honar4Tv Graduate of
oatsrio Veterinary College. Ternnra. Can
ada. aud holds DIplenia IF the Agricultural
AMI Arts Association at Ontario and regis
tered mamoer OF the Veterinary y aaetiieal
Association
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Palpitation of TN. Heart.

Persons who suffer from occasional pal
pitation of the heart are often unaware ~
they are the victims of heart disease, an
are liable to die without warning. Tho
should Danish this alarming symptom an|
cure the disease by using DIR. Flint's Heal
Remedy. At all druggists. or ]. ]. Mack
c.. and IL Front street. San Francisco.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Handling Babies.

Few people are aware of the damage
that is done to children 10y improper
handling. Babies are too often re-
garded as beings to be amused at any
cost, with no thought that they may
be harmed by many of the amusements
in which most people indulge to please
them. They are tossed high in the air
with jerky motion, time after time,
by people who seem to have an idea
that the greater shaking up they give
the better it is for the little ones
amusement. "Oh, it doesn't hurt a
baby to toss it like this; if it did you
would very soon hear it cry. 1t likes
it; see how it crows and laughs" just
as though baby knew what was good
for it. To be sure the little one thinks
it good sport, and will laugh and crow
and even cry for a repetition of the
amusement, but this is no reason why
it should be INDUCED in it when it is
known to be positively harmful to the
baby. Nobody would think of such a
thing as giving child poison because
it was sweet and the little one liked
the taste of it.
Another way of pleasing the baby,
or playing with it, is to lay it across
the persons lap and lower the head
and shoulders, and when the little one
commences to fuss bring them up with
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Is Your Wife a Beggar?

| was cOnversing the other evening
with a young married man of my ac-
quaintance, writes a Boston cOrre-
spondent of the Pittsburg Dispatcl, on
a subject which has recently attracted
some attention in the newspapers and
magazines, namely, the financial re-
lations that should exist between
husband and wife. The ideas he ex-
pressed were so strikingly original
that cannot forbear to quote them.
Said he: "BefOre | abandoned the
condition of bachelorhOOd l had made
up my mind, from extended Gbserva
ton, that the average husband was a
pig. | did not wish to be a pig my
self, and so l determined to pursue in
everything a course precisely the re-
verse of that followed by the average
husband. The average husband makes
a great fuss it he is requested to do an
errand. Accordingly l make point of
asking my wife, before l go to my Of
flee every morning, for u list of COM
missions, which | execute with the
utmost care. The average husband at
home DULLES the woman, frets like
3-year old infant over everything that
does not suit him, and makes his fami-
ly unhappy. l try to do just the po-
pOsite. The average husband dOles
out his money to his wife as if she
were beggar. Therefore, l give my
wife every cent earn and she makes
me an allowance for pocket money.
"FOr it seems to me" continued this
eccentric young man, "that the notion
entertained by the average husband
concerning his wife's rights in the fam
lily purse is as wrong as wrong can be.
In sober truth he thinks she has not
any. He supports the family, and for
the money he generously gives her she
should be duly grateful. Now, in my
opinion this is false assumption. AS
rule, she does quite as much to sup
port the family as he does, and l can
very easily prOye-it. Take my own
case as an example. We live very
comfortably, although our means are
not sufficient to employ more than one
domestic. But if | had no wife, l
should have to engage a hOusekeeper
with an under servant, and it would
cost me nearly twice as much to keep
up my little establishment as it does
now in fact, | could not live upon my
income. Thus yOu see that my wife is
equally with myself a producer of val
ues. She makes as much money, as
but in another form. l enjoy a share
of what she produces. Is she then not
entitled to a share of what | produce
What have said is simply intended
to cover the case of the average hus-
band, who is pig. Certainly no gen
tlemen who deserves the name will
force his wife to beg for anything he
has to give, whether she has right to
it or not"
Now, did anybody ever hear of such
an absurd young man us this
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Care of Horses.

The horses need extra care when on
the moving machine, more than they
do extra feed. The extreme heat
spiration, even when the latter evapO-
rates so fast as to leave but little indi-
cation upon the hair. Therefore they
should be given water at frequent in
tervals while at work. A few swallows
of water every hour, is better than
pailful or two pailfuls when unhitched
for feeding. In fact, the heavy drink
ing just before feeding is an injury to
the digestive powers, and very unde-
sirable. Even when not at work, so as
to be unusually thirsty, it would be
better if the watering was at longer
time before the feeding than is the
usual practice. A handful of cornmeal
or oatmeal stirred into the pail of wa
ter is of more value when the horse is
at work than the same grain added to
the feeding. sit puts little heart in
to the water" says an old teamster,
who makes frequent use of it on the
road in hot weather. Perhaps it
might be said that it prevents the
water from being all absorbed from
the stomach as quickly, and thus there
is no necessity of SO frequent watering.
AS the perspiratiOn cannot evaporate
under the collar and saddle, there is
great liability of the animal chatting
and getting sore there. The shoulder
shoald be washed with cold water
whenever the harness is taken off. and
rubbed dry again, and care should be
taken to keep the collar and saddle
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Reelaiming Meadows.

Almost every farm has in some por-
ton of it meadow or swamp land that
has never been drained, which the
farmer would find it for his interest to
reclaim to increase his crop of hay !;
but before spending much time to re-
claim such land it is always best to
make careful survey, to make sure
that it can be properly drained at least
three feet below the surface. If it can
not be drained more than eighteen
inches below the surface it is doubtful
if it would pay to prepare it for the
growth of English hay, for if it should
settle but few inches it would be so
wet that the meadow grasses would
soon make their appearance and crowd
out the better varieties.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
The Girl Who Helps Mother.

There is a girl, and 1 love to think
of her and talk of her, who comes in
late when there is company, who wears
a pretty little air of mingled response
bility and anxiety with her youth,
whom the others seem to depend on
and look to for many comforts. She is
the girl who helps mother. In her
own home she is blessed little saint
and comforter. She takes unfinished
tasks from the tired, still fingers that
falter at their work her strong young
figure is a staff upon which the gray
haired, white faced mother leans and
is rested. She helps mother with the
spring sewing, with the weeks mend
ing, with a cheerful conversation and
cOngenial cOmpanionship that some
girls do not think worth while wasting
on only mother. And when there
comes day when she must bend, as
girls must often bend, over the old
worn out body of mother lying unheed-
full in her coffin, rough hands folded,
her long disquiet merged in rest, some
thing very sweet will be mingled with
her loss, and the girl who helped moth
er will find a benediction of peace up
on her head and in her heart.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14

a sudden motion enough to make any
one dizzy. Few people can lower their
heads in the same way and not feel the
effects of it. Frequently such people
say, az can't even stOop without get
ting dizzy it hurts my head very
much when ] have to pick up any
thing" They never think that could
the baby speak it would very likely
make the same complaint. 1t child
lifts kitten by the tail, or makes a
wbeelbarrOw out of it by lifting the
hind feet, thereby forcing the cat to
walk on its fore feet with hind feet so
far up in the air that it has the appear
ance of walking on its head. the moth
er of the child, very justly, compels
the little one to desist, pointing out to
him the cruelty of the play. If q wo-
man is careful of an animal in this way
how much more should she be careful
Of the baby. No mother, having the
welfare of her children at heart, will
on any account allow any one, either
visitor or one of the family, to amuse
above. A child who has a
to any head trouble will
not derive any benefit from this treat
nent, but, on the contrary, a great
deal of damage.
Some mothers take the baby out of
it's crib the moment it opens its eyes,
when it is really only half-awake. This
is very poor plan. They should wait
until the child is thoroughly awake be-
fore removing it, and then lift it slow
", and not with jerk, as have seen
some mothers do. Very often women
are heard to say, 81 got ont of bed too
quickly this morning, my head has
been aching all day" If mothers
would reason that a baby might be
affected in the same way they would
very quickly admit the cause of baby's
to be something more than
,he Miniature to which it is usually at
.ributed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
An Old Farmers Slate.
Rural Netr Yorker,


Writing about improvements re-
minds me that a farmer does not al
ways think of what is needful, and
may be done when leisure times occur,
and it recalls to my mind the practice
of large and successful farmer, who,
at his death, left his affairs in pros
porous condition and his premises in
complete order. His neighbOrs often
wondered at the ease with which he
conducted his operations. He never
hurried, but the right thing was al
ways done at the right time, and his
work never Jagged. The improvement
he made was in odd spells when the
routine of regular farm work was
broken by rainy weather, or after fin
ishing the work on a crop, and while
waiting for another to get to the prop
er stage. He kept large slate hang
ing in the kitchen where all his work
men could see it, and whenever a job
occurred to him he noted it on the
slate. For instance, some of his en-
tries ran thus: "Make a gate for the
brook lot" "Clean out the ditch in
the wheatfield." clay new floor on
the scaffold over the barn floor"
"Bury the large stone in the middle
lot" "Get some whitened trees to
mill for making garden fence pickets."
"Plant shade treessalOng the roadside"
"Dig the alders out of the fence cor
ners, and look after the wild mustard
that came up where the threshing-ma
chine stood in the field last year." In
this way his slate was filled, and, if a
leisure halliday occurred, his men all
had plenty of work and, if the mas
ter happened to be absent, the slate
told the workmen what to do. After a
time it was his custom to lay out the
days work on slate each evening
previous, and when a job was finished
the record was erased. To get the
slate clean was the ambition of the
wOrkmen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
MI
MRS. D. A. MORRISON

just home from Boston with another
large purchase. Ladies examine the
bargains. A Special sale in Millinery.
Hats way down. Ladies' Hats 25c,
SOC, SOC, 43c. worth twice the amount
Childrens' 25c, Csc, soc, white and all
colors. Bargains in Flowers, Feathers,
and Ribbons. Ladies' Wrappers CSC,
cheap at I.25. Nine Suits, skirt and
basque SIPS. Embroidered Robes
$1.75. White Skirts, tucked and ruff
fed, 6Oc and $I.00, Hamburg ruffle,
$1.25. Hamburg Trimmed Night
Dress $1.O0 and $1.25. Crepe Lisse
Ruching I0c, 15c, and 18c yard. ORR
entail Laces, cheapest yet, &c, I0c, 15c
and upwards. Ladies' Black Hose IOc
up to soc per pair. Infants Dresses
45c to $500. White Cashmere, EN-
brOidered Infants Cloaks, 5000, cheap
at $500. Finest line of Glassware we
have ever placed ON our counters, new
cOlOrs and latest designs. New Lamps,
new China Cups and Saucers. New
Stationery, Gilt Edge Paper SC quire,
Box Paper, very nice, Toe, Toilet Pa
per &c and &c package. Splendid as
sOrtment of Dress and Pearl Buttons,
15c down to lie dozen, we cannot emu
merate but invite your inspection.
MRS. D. A. MORRISON.
80 Railroad Street.
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT. loot
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Desirable Property for Sale.

1 offer for sale my residence at the head of Main
Street House large, convenient, beautifully To-
Gated and in a splendid mel hborhOod. Good barn
Lot half an acre, giving good garden
also offer for sale my farm consisting of thirty
acres of good land, tillage and PASTURE tilage in
of mile from the village
/ want an immediate customer for either will
sell cheap enough to make investment an object.
1 business.
Intend to remove to California soon as L can
sell and settle mp my affairs. Please examine
property will speak for itself.
VII. PRESTON.
st. Johnsbury, March 2, 1881.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Farm for Sale.

One-fourth mile outside the village limits of St
at the head of Pleasant ST.. within the
village school district, containing one hundred and
very productive for wheat, oats, and all crops
grown in northern Vermont A thrifty wood lot
of fifteen acres. Well watered, with good water
at house and barns. Buildings pleasantly situat-
ed and in all respects desirable place for resi-
dence and for profitable farming. A portion of
the purchase money can remain if desired.
RICHARD W. PEABODY.
June 20, 1887. Aft
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14

A certain farmer of Hart county,
talking about his cotton crop, told US
that his preachers patch was the best
cotton he had. "Where is your preach
er's patch loca ted 2" we asked. "Right
in the centre of the field" "Why did
you put it in the centre of the field %
$50 that the Lord couldn't send rain
on the preachers patch without raining
on mine."-[ Savannah News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14

clean and soft. Sore shoulders and
CALLED backs are but indications of
carelessness of the driver, and he de-
serves to have them himself instead of
the poor beasts.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Desirable Residence for Sale

The subscriber offers his house on Central street
for sale The house contains rooms in good re-
pair with never failing spring water running into
house. A barn, 20x74 it., is connected with house
This is of the most desirable locations for con-
venience to scale shops school and church in town.
VIM. MOORE.
st. Johnsbury. April 9, 1887. e4O7
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
Commissioners Notice.
Presentation of Account.

Presentation of Account.
CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT, IS
y In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury, in said District the 25th day of
June, A. d. 1887.
Henry French, Administrator with will annexed
upon the Estate of Mary s. Batchelder, late of ST.
JOhnsbury, in said district, deceased, presents
allowance and make application for decree of distri-
button and partition of the estate of sal deceased
WhereupOn it is ordered by said court that said
session thereof to be held at the Probate Office
in said st. Johnsbury, on the 10th day of July A. d.
1887, for hearing and decision thereon; and it is
further ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication of the same
newspaper published at St. Johnsbury, previous
to said time appointed for hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place, and show cause,
if any they may have why said. account should not
be allowed and such decree made.
By the Court, Attest,
O5-7 WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-14
SPECIAL.

We are now able to furnish Sunday School Lii
brarles from the American Sunday School Union
at their net prices freight paid. Books can be ex
ani4ned before purchasing. We also furnish
Reading Clubs and Libraries with Books and Peri
odicals at special rates. Correspondence from in
terested parties solicited
We take subscriptions for all kinds of Papers
and Magazines at reduced rates, and carry in stock
a large line of staple goods at fair prices.